Trachanas Vegetables Handmade by Grandma 500 grams

   The classic trachanas in its fasting version! It warms the icy days of winter but do not hesitate to try it cold, either as a cold pasta or in the form of trachanopita! It is prepared in a home-made way in the traditional way, but it is not fermented with milk, but with a pulp of mixed boiled vegetables. Potato, carrot, tomato, leek, beetroot, red pepper, onion and spinach, make a sweet mix with flour and semolina.

 Boil for hours and knead with the yeast that gives an acidic taste to our dough. Once the dough is made, spread it on the sheets and leave it in the sun for at least seven days until it dries! Then we rub it on the fingers, it acquires a finer texture and goes into its utensils until it is packaged and ready for our dishes! ! The taste is intense with the taste of vegetables and especially red pepper, to prevail!

HISTORY "FROM GOLD" BEHIND THE PRODUCT

Historically, the porridge that strengthened the heroes and warriors of antiquity and Roman times was trachanas. They served it in deep, clay, beautiful dishes. Its preparation was based on the prehistoric foods offered by the ancient Greek land: wheat, flour, milk and yogurt!

And the East, however, claims the origin of trachana. One interpretation wants its name to come from the Turkish word "tark-haneh" which means simple and grainy food.

As for the origin of the name, the fairy tale has, as always, its own opinion! Once, in the depths of the east, a caliph and his friend wanted to go for a walk to see how people pass outside the palace. Exhausted by the long walk, they began to feel hungry. So as soon as the sun set, they entered the first, very poor house they found. There, they asked for a plate of food. The porridge they were offered made them exclaim in surprise that "such soup has never been eaten before". The poor man who offered the soup was called "darhane!" . So since then the name of the soup may have changed from "darhane" to "trahanas". However, it always remains one of the most beloved delicacies of the Balkan peoples and the Middle East.

The Greek version, however, wants the name trachanas to be the result of a combination of two words. "Traganos" with the word "trachy".

Whatever the disagreements regarding the claim of the name, everyone converges in the following: the taste of trachana is the most characteristic Greek taste. A taste that hides in its simplicity all the magic of - half - oriental culture of our country.